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From Prison to Prime Minister: Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim

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Al Jazeera English – 8-6-2023

After decades as an opposition figure, in November 2022 Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s prime minister.

His appointment comes after a turbulent election, which saw an unprecedented hung parliament, large gains by a conservative Muslim party and heightened racial tensions.

The election exposed Malaysia’s deepening fault lines, notably an electorate polarised between factions that support multiculturalism and religious conservatism.

Anwar now faces the uphill task of delivering on long-pledged reforms, while reconciling the nation and maintaining political stability.

101 East joins Anwar Ibrahim as he navigates his first six months in power and examines the challenges that lie ahead for him and Malaysia.

‘The most corrupt forces are ganging up’: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim speaks with 101 East

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Al Jazeera English – 15-6-2023

After a divisive election led to Malaysia’s first hung parliament, Anwar Ibrahim has secured the nation’s top job. But at what cost?

With uneasy alliances, racial and religious tensions and political rivals waiting in the wings, Malaysia’s new prime minister faces challenges on multiple fronts as he promises to crack down on corruption and unite the nation.

He’s overcome obstacles before on a tumultuous political journey, in which he’s twice been imprisoned on controversial sodomy charges.

Well-known for his reform agenda, can he deliver the change he says Malaysia needs? Anwar Ibrahim speaks to 101 East.

Chapters:
0:00 | The turbulent journey
2:36 | An uneasy coalition
5:43 | 1MDB corruption scandal
8:40 | On government stability
11:26 | On race matters
13:15 | On religion
16:52 | Anwar’s legacy

The human cost of France’s nuclear tests in the Pacific

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Al Jazeera English – 10-8-2023

For 30 years, France undertook nuclear testing in its Pacific territory, French Polynesia.

In recent years, investigations have revealed the effects of the tests were far greater than France has officially acknowledged.

A total of 193 nuclear tests were undertaken, including 41 atmospheric tests that exposed the local population and site workers to high levels of radiation.

Today, children across the Pacific islands are still dealing with the nuclear fallout.

Cancer and other developmental diseases plague new generations born after the last test in 1996.

101 East investigates the costs of France’s nuclear tests in French Polynesia.

The rise of child sex tourism in Thailand

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Al Jazeera English – 17-8-2023

Thailand’s multibillion-dollar sex tourism trade is thriving again after its shutdown during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

With the country’s borders open again, tourists are flocking from around the world.

Despite prostitution being illegal, bar girls in the coastal city of Pattaya can earn triple the average wage, drawing workers from the country’s poor rural provinces.

But police say children are increasingly targeted in the city’s red-light district.

101 East investigates Thailand’s sex tourism trade and how it exploits vulnerable children.